Police suddenly broke their silence this week surrounding the investigation of the Garbutt family’s disappearance and the execution-style murders of Emil Franklin and his crew. They revealed they had two suspects in custody and had confiscated a boat belonging to one of the men. Today at a press conference held at C.I.B. Headquarters on Queen […]
While the Garbutt and Franklin murders are still under investigation, police seem convinced they have found the man responsible for a double homicide last month in Ladyville. Selwyn Grey, a butcher of Kelly Street, who had been previously charged with conspiracy in the deaths of Vincent “Big Boy” Jones and Frederick “Bibi” Neal has now […]
Besides the latest on the recent spate of murders, the police also announced today that a pre-dawn raid in known drug hot spots in the city resulted in twenty-three people being taken into custody. The joint operation between C.I.B. and the Dragon Unit was dubbed “Operation Surprise”. Although only crack cocaine was found, and a […]
A B.D.F. Land Rover wound up upside down in a ditch this morning after a collision on the Northern Highway near the Biltmore Plaza. According to police Arved Kummerten was driving a rented Suzuki towards Belize City when he stopped to make a left turn in front of Lloyd Beat and Sons Architecture firm. The […]
While most of us were dodging raindrops to run into the bank to get a little cash for the Valentine’s weekend, one woman found herself running to the bank to collect a new car. Today Mercedes Carillo won a brand new 1998, Kia Pop hatchback courtesy of the Atlantic Bank. As part of its marketing […]
Mercedes Carillo may have a new car, but the twenty-five employees of Continental Airlines also got something a little extra today. Thirty thousand dollars in company profits was shared among the employees of the Belize Branch this morning. The checks represent approximately six point seven percent of the employees’ annual wages. On hand to distribute […]
Love is in the air, and according to G. Michael Reid, cupid and a kind-hearted priest can still teach us a thing or two about true bliss, and keeping your eyes open for that special someone. “It was the Third Century AD and Rome was busy conquering the world. The long wars and phyrric victories […]
